Tuesday, June 15, 2010

DIY Book Holders


I found this idea here and I loved the way the books were displayed. I have a little bit of an obsession with children's books and I wanted to be able to show off some of our collection. I made a few modifications, however. I wanted to see more of the front covers so I didn't cut the fabric as wide as the tutorial suggests. Our wall studs were in funny places so we used wall anchors. Also, my book displays are about 36 inches long instead of 48. I really love the way that they turned out and I cannot wait to start reading to Caden!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Another Project Finished!


I finally finished Caden's crib bedding! The bumper was definitely the most challenging, but I am very pleased with the outcome. Now if he would just make his debut so that we can actually use it!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Caden's Quilt


I am so fortunate to have a mother with a passion for quilting. This is the BEAUTIFUL quilt that she made for Caden. I cannot wait to snuggle up with him in it! Thank you Mom!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

So Cool!


I went to one of my good friend's bachelorette party last night and when I came home this was on my wall!!! Cole had designed it for me on Thursday and I loved it. He and Joni worked on it the whole time I was gone and were just about finished by the time I got home. I had no idea that they were going to paint it last night, but I am so glad that they did. It looks AMAZING and the nursery is now a little closer to being finished!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Toby Loves His Uncle Cole!


So Sweet!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Baby Shower!

My Aunt Lana and her family are in the process of moving from Atlanta to New York. They stayed in Arkansas with my mom for a little over a week on their way. While they were here she, my mom, and Blake's mom threw me a baby shower. The decorations and the food were awesome! It was so much fun and we got a lot of great stuff! Blake and I went shopping yesterday and were able to buy almost everything else that we need with gift cards. We are so grateful to all of our friends and family for supporting us and helping us out with Caden! Thank you Mom, Joni, and Lana for an amazing shower!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Nursery Update!

I am really, really behind on blogging. Getting ready for a baby is very time consuming! We have made so much progress on the nursery recently and I just wanted to share what we have done!

These are the amazing curtains that Blake's mom made for us! You can also see part of the super-soft rug that she found at the bottom of the picture. Thank you Joni!

This is the awesome window seat cushion my mom made for us. Thanks mom! This baby has some talented grandmas!

I finished another one of my projects a few weeks ago. It's the crib skirt that you can see through the slats on the crib. My mom found us the cute pillow in the glider and Blake's mom found us the pictures over the crib.

Here is a closer look at those pictures! There are still several things that I want to do before Caden gets here. I will try to remember to post them as I finish each project.